Bernanke: What tools does the Fed have left? Negative interest rates (Part 1)

By Ben Bernanke

The U.S. economy is currently growing and creating jobs, a situation I hope and expect will continue. We can’t rule out the possibility, though, that at some point in the next few years our economy will slow, perhaps significantly. How would the Federal Reserve respond? What tools remain in the monetary toolbox?

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